Mr A Quais v Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Heard at London Central on 9 & 10 September 2025 — 2025

The claimant brought a claim that an email sent by the respondent's Finance Process Manager on 10 April 2024, the Festival of Eid, was direct discrimination on grounds of religion. Earlier claims about a delayed reference and alleged bullying or harassment over repayment of an alleged overpayment had been struck out at a case management hearing, and the direct religious discrimination allegation was the sole claim permitted to proceed.

The tribunal held that the claim was out of time and did not exercise its discretion to extend time on a just and equitable basis. It noted that the claimant had not explained the delay or presented evidence as to why time should be extended.

The tribunal also stated that, if it were wrong on time limits, the claimant would not have established direct discrimination. It accepted evidence that Mr Omosebi did not know the exact date of Eid in 2024, would have acted in the same way toward a non-Muslim debtor in the same circumstances, and had no control over when the claimant read the email.